1. Skills for Managing the Arts: Conferences, exhibitions and corporate events
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2. Events: Definition They are temporary
Every event is unique stemming from the blend of management, program, setting and people;
Special Events – charity-balls and fund-raising events, weddings, engagement parties, anniversaries, proms, reunions, etc.
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3. Types of events: Size and scale
Local/community events – festivals and events that are targeted mainly at local audiences;
Major events – many top international sporting championships;
Hallmark events – Carnival in Rio; Oktoberfest Munich, Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland;
Mega-events – Olympic Games; FIFA World Cup, World EXPO
Hallmark – event that possesses such significance in terms of tradition attractiveness quality publicity that the event provides the host venue community or destination with a competitive advantage
Mega events affect so much the economies of the host countries that they have competitive bidding;
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5. The WORLD EXPO IN MILAN, ITALY 2015
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6. Types of events: form or Content
Cultural Events
High-profile general celebrations of the arts
Festival that celebrate a particular location (small villages to large towns)
Art-form festivals
Celebration of work by a community of interest
Calendar (cultural or religious festivals)
Amateur arts festivals
Commercial music festivals
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7. Types of events: form or Content 2
Sports Events
Mega events;
Calendar events;
One-off events;
Showcase events;
Business Events (MICE) – meetings, conferences, congresses,
exhibitions, incentive travel, corporate events, etc.
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8. Business Events: Meetings & Conferences
Designed to bring people together for the purpose of exchanging information;
Clinic – workshop type educational experience
Forum – assembly for the discussion of common concerns
Seminar – lecture or a dialogue that allow participants to share experiences in a particular field (30 participants)
Symposium – an event at which a particular subject is discussed by experts
Workshop – small group led by a facilitator or trainer
Conferences can range from 500 delegates to delegates from 180 countries;
400 usd are spend by a delegate therefore meeting have to be planned carefully
New sales plan or TQM
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9. Business Events: Meeting setups
Theater style – large audience, no need to take notes or refer to documents;
Classroom - workshop type meeting
Boardroom – small number of people
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10. Business Events: Exhibitions
Presentation of product or service to inform or induce sales;
Enables buyers and sellers to meet together in a market situation;
3-Dimensional advertising;
Exhibition = Exposition, EXPO, Trade fair;
Confex – a mix of conference and exhibition;
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11. Business Events: Exhibition types
Agricultural shows – range from 5000 to participants, usually are held from 1 to 5 days;
Consumer shows – for a general public, gardening, home interior, motoring, fashion, etc.
Specialized trade shows and exhibitions – product emphasis and target buying audience are generally defined and controlled by the organizer; also called B2B events
Private exhibitions – product launches, in-store or concourse displays exclusive to one or a defined group of manufacturers;
Bleinheim or Reed Exposition Group airlift components to create shows in other countries
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12. Venues for Meetings, conferences, and exhibitions
Convention Centers
Conference Centers
Hotels and Resorts
Cruise Ships and Yachts
Colleges and Universities
City Centers
Outdoor venues - zoos, botanical gardens, parks, gardens etc
Theaters
Stadiums
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13. Key components of the Event industry
1. Event organizations – stage or host events;
2. Event management companies – professional groups or individuals that organize events on a contract basis on behalf of their clients;
3. Event industry suppliers
Direct event related – staging, sound production, lighting, audiovisual production, entertainment, catering;
Associated areas – transport, communications, security, legal services and accounting services;
EO – event-specific bodies; special teams within larger organisations, corporate events are often organised by in-house event teams or by project teams within companies that are putting the event
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14. Key components of the Event industry 2
4. Industry associations
Professional associations providing networking, communications, and liaison within the industry, training and accreditation programmes, codes of ethical practice and lobbying on behalf of their members;
5. External regulatory bodies
Local government and statutory bodies
6. Publications
5 are responsible for overseeing the conduct and safe staging of events, and these bodies have an integral relationship with the industry; councils oversee the application laws governing the preparation and sale of food, street closures, waste management and removal;
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15. Average expenditure per trip by purpose, EU-28(¹), 2013 (Euro)
Impact of business events: Europe
Average expenditure per trip by purpose, EU-28(¹), 2013 (Euro)
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16. Impact of business events: Australia
In addition to the direct contribution, business events had a flow on effect to the Australian economy
The total contribution (direct + indirect) 2013:
$20.3 billion total value added
$23.1 billion total economic contribution (GDP)
237,538 total jobs
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17. Required skills and abilities for Event Management
Leadership skills
Ability to communicate with other departments
Project management skills
Negotiating skills
Coordinating and delegating skills
Budgeting skills
Ability to multitask
Enthusiasm
Effective social skills ability to form contacts
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18. Quality management: Events
SERVQUAL Questionnaire and the 5 principal dimensions that customers use to judge services;
Reliability – everything happens at the event in the way marketing communication has promised;
Responsiveness – the staff and volunteers are responsive to the needs of the consumer
Assurance – the knowledge and courtesy of the staff and/or volunteers as well as their ability to convey trust and confidence
Empathy – the provision of caring, individualized attention to customers. It includes: approachability, sensitivity, and effort to understand the customer’s needs
Tangibles – the appearance and extent of physical facilities, equipment, personnel and communication materials particularly web sites
Measuring the difference between visitor expectations and perceptions of a festival or event;
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19. references
Bowdin, G., Allen, J. Wiliam,O’T., Harris, R. and McDonnel, I. (2006) Events Management, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, Great Britain
Goldblatt, J. (ed.)(2011) Special Events: A New Generation and the Next Frontier, 6th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New Jersey
Walker, J.R. & Walker, J.T. (2012) Exploring the Hospitality Industry, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, Ohio
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